IC 1797
| Galaxy IC 1797 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| IC 1797 with LEDA 3089 945 (right) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 02 h 25 m 27.9 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 23 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 138 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 61 |
| Redshift | 0.013729 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 4116 ± 17 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(188 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (57.5 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 16, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1797 • UGC 1880 • PGC 9205 • CGCG 462-010 • MCG + 03-07-010 • IRAS 02226 + 2010 • 2MASX J02252787 + 2023430 • GALEX ASC J022527.78 + 202345.6 • LDCE 168 NED001 | |
IC 1797 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 188 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 40,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 924 , NGC 932 , NGC 938 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 16, 1896 .